Trolling-spoon.



G. W. FEY.

TROLLING SPOON.

APPLICATION 111L111) $2211. 29. 1913.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915;

INVENTOR.

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WITNESSES A TTURNE) GEORGE W. FEY, 01E SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

TROLLING-SPOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 19115.

Application filed September 29, 1913. Serial No. 792,325.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, GEORGE W. FEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolling-Spoons,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trolling spoons and, more particularly, to improvements in the devices shown and described in U. S. Patent No. 916,691, issued to me March 30, 1909.

The object of the present invention is to perfect the aforesaid patented invention to render the same more effective for catching certain kinds of fish.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a trollingspoon embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal section of the same and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a modification of the device.

The spoon is constructed of sheet metal having a plane portion comprised of a forward shank 5 and two spaced arms 6 which protrude from the back end thereof. Extending rearwardly from said shank portion and intermediate the arms 6 is a curved portion 7 of a concavo-convex configuration, as best shown in Fig. 2. Said curved portion is preferably of less length than the arms so that the latter will extend a distance therebeyond. Holes 8 and 9 are respectively provided near the front and rear ends of the spoon for the attachment of a swivel line-coupling 10 to the front and a fish-hoo 11 to the rear of the s oon.

The type of spoon illustrated in Figs. 1

and 2 is especially designed for use in trolling for salmon where relatively long darting movements of the spoon has proved desirable. In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3 the spoon is shown of a form well adapted for catching bass, or the like, which will strike better at a lure having quick erratic movements. To accomplish this, the shank 5 is made relatively short and the effective plane area of the spoon is further reduced by the provision of apertures 12 in the shank.

The plane portions of the spoon, it may be said, tend to maintain the travel of the spoon in the direction in which it is pulled by the trolling line and to restore the spoon to such direction after the successive darts diverging therefrom and imparted to the spoon by the action of the water against curved portion 7.

W'hat I claim, is-

1. A trolling spoon having a front flat portion which is coextensive and in the plane with two rearwardly extending arms, and a. concavo-conveX portion extending rearwardly from said front portion and to a shorter distance than the aforesaid arms.

2. A trolling spoon comprised of a piece of sheet metal having a shank at the front, a concavo-convex portion extending rear- Wardly from the shank, and two arms extending rearwardly from the shank at opposite sides of the concavo-convex portion.

Signed at Seattle, Wash., this 22nd day of September, 1913.

GEORGE W. FEY.

Witnesses:

ll-IoRAcn BARNES, E. Pnrnnson. 

